Pavement Coffeehouse - Harvard Sq.

This is a nice cafeteria to grab coffee, read a book, or plan your schedule. The interior is spacious and cozy. Be sure to check out the second floor for a great view of the campus.

I just had the BEST breakfast sandwich from Pavement - the bee sting on a rosemary sea salt bagel. Give it a try. SO GOOD

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Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 3

Delicious BLT bagel sandwich & Lavender lemonade 🥰 Great service!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

making mobile orders while people who ordered in person wait will never not be a bad vibe

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 4

Service: 1

The staff here are so kind and patient and enjoyable to talk to as the first part of my day. I really appreciate pavement/harvard’s willingness to let folks hang out in their lobby /dining/ seating space, particularly folks who may be experiencing tough times. I’ve chatted with a few strangers in the lobby that have disclosed their housing insecurity to me. Even recently, when a woman was unsure whether her card would go through as we near the end of the month, there was a quiet offer of still enjoying a coffee if it didn’t. I’ve completely stopped going to the sterile waiting areas of similar places like Starbucks because we all need a little more community care for each other. As an aside to great staff and customers, I love (too much and too often) getting their rosemary bagel that they always hook up with lots of cream cheese. Keep it up pavement- you make me proud to be in Cambridge alongside businesses with staff that value the humanity that they can bring to others’ days. I hope they are compensated for the extra (and so so necessary) love they give others.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Good coffee and tea. Sadly no reusable cups

Slowest service on planet earth and they couldn’t care less. Waited 35 minutes for a chai latte how is that normal

The coffee was good which was the main thing. Took a while to get the order, but it does seem that they had quite a few mobile orders, so not that big of a deal. Lots of seating available. Worth a stop if you need a caffeine pick-me-up.

great coffee friendly staff

guys this bagel sucks. plain bagel plain cream cheese and it just sucks :(

Huge bagels and would highly recommend their matcha

The best house blend arabica coffee beans in town.

Got 15 minutes to kill for a $8 bagel? This is your place. Mid morning. Not a huge rush. Employees seemed to have everything under control. Waited an actual 15 minutes for my food to be cold.

Food: 3

red headed woman who is always on register always has a “i don’t care about you” demeanor. she won’t educate you on how their sizes, flavors, or shot amounts work. i’ve worked as a barista for around three years, and i’ve never encountered another barista who does as horrible a job as this woman. their food and coffee are always delicious, skip the drama and order online

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 3

Service: 1